Prime Minister Ethiopia survives

At a meeting with the new Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed someone has thrown a grenade to the podium with the prime minister.

The meeting was Saturday in the capital Addis Ababa. The explosion was immediately after Ahmed, who took office in April, had given a speech. A spokesman for the organization later reported that someone had tried to throw a grenade at the Prime Minister.

Ahmed called the attack 'an unsuccessful attempt by forces that do not want united Ethiopia. 'In addition to a few deaths, an unknown number of people were also injured.